Six Meet Fiery Death After Car Rams Pillar

  

Six people, including a minor, were burnt to death after the car they were travelling in collided with a highway pillar and exploded into flames near the Kampung Pandan roundabout, early Wednesday. The victims, believed to be a family, were travelling from the SMART Highway towards Jalan Perkasa at around 12.42am when a witness said their blue Nissan Skyline went out of control and slammed into the concrete pillar.

The car exploded upon impact and continued on a few more metres before coming to a complete stop. Thirteen Fire and Rescue department officers were dispatched to the scene and took about an hour to extract the charred bodies from the twisted hulk.

"The bodies are completely burnt beyond recognition. There were three males and three females., all adults except for one, who we believe was a teenager, based on paramedic's assessment. "When we got to the scene, it was a complete mess. The car was still on fire with car and body parts scattered," said operations commander Hamid Daud, who could not disclose further details at press time.

The bodies were taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a post-mortem. 

The accident at the heart of the city drew hundreds of curious motorists and bystanders